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Standard Solar Purchases 3.2MW Solar Project in Vermont
Standard Solar, Inc. today announced its entrance into the Vermont solar market with the purchase of a 3.2 megawatt solar project in Wallingford. The project, developed by Wallingford Solar LLC, is approximately 17 acres of... -
Bringing Solar to Underserved Markets
U.S. distributed solar markets have grown rapidly over the last decade from 0.4 gigawatts to 12.6 gigawatts, according to a recent report. But some sectors are under-represented including low- and moderate-income (LMI)... -
Hanwha Q CELLS America Joins SEIA's Board of Directors
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association for the U.S. solar energy industry, announced today the addition of a leading solar company to its board of directors. Hanwha Q CELLS, a leading... -
Dual-Axis Solar Tracker Market to Grow at 14% CAGR through 2023
According to the Technavio Research report on the dual-axis solar tracker market, the market is forecast to grow $432.75 million, at a CAGR of 14% from 2019 to 2023. CSP and CPV The use of solar energy has been increasing... -
2019 Global Reliability Study Assesses Degradation of Solar Modules
DuPont Photovoltaic and Advanced Materials (DuPont) issued its annual Global Field Reliability Study, with results from their field inspection and analysis program that tracks material degradation and its effects on global solar... -
Curbing Emissions Long-Term Requires More than Solar, Wind, Batteries
Deep declines in wind, solar and battery technology costs will result in a grid nearly half-powered by the two fast-growing renewable energy sources by 2050, according to the latest projections from BloombergNEF (BNEF). In... -
U.S. Solar Market Soars to New Heights
In the first three months of the year, the United States installed 2.7 gigawatts of solar photovoltaics (PV), making it the most solar ever installed in the first quarter of a year. With the strong first quarter, Wood Mackenzie...
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Residential Solar Update
The residential solar industry was down about 15% in 2017, but rebounded in 2018, with a growth of 7%, according to the US Solar Market Insight Report. The U.S. residential solar market has now seen five consecutive quarters of modest growth,... -
Trends in Microgrids and Energy Storage
A microgrid is a local energy grid with control capability. It can be connected to the grid or not, but it has the ability to be disconnected to the grid and operate independently. By its very definition, it works well with energy storage, and due... -
Global Solar Tracker Shipments Exceed 20GW
Global unit shipments of single-axis solar photovoltaic (PV) trackers increased by over 40% in 2018, surpassing 20 gigawatts-dc (GW) globally for the first time. While the United States continued to be the largest individual market for... -
High-Tech Solutions for Solar Energy Asset Management
It’s no secret that new technologies are up-ending many industries and solar energy is no exception. Cost reductions have enabled the rapid deployment of solar energy across the US and the globe resulting in a large and ever-growing installed... -
Six Trends in Solar, 2018
In 2017 the solar industry rode what was dubbed “the solar coaster,” with ups and downs cycling throughout the year. Despite some of the downs, which include the Section 201 trade case in the US, there are many encouraging and positive... -
Solar Industry Helps to Rebuild Puerto Rico
In September tropical storms Harvey, Irma and Maria devastated islands and parts of the continental US. Both Irma and Maria reached category 5 intensity, with Irma wreaking havoc in Cuba before it continued on and made landfall in the Florida Keys.... -
Planning for Distributed Energy Resources
Built during the last century, the United States' electric grid was primarily designed to transport electricity from large central station power plants to end-use customers. But with rapid growth of distributed energy resources, such as solar,...
